bivy and tarp or tent?

[bbell]

I haven't got big into backpacking yet but for a ground cloth tyvek is a good substitute for the heavy store bought ones.
Brandon

[Steve O]

You boys would be smart to pool your money together and get an 8 or 12 man Kifaru setup.  


Ultralight luxury  

[John Scifres]

I prefer just the ultralight silnylon tarp.  I have spent a lot of time under one in some pretty bad weather.  My shelter weighs less than a pound.

2008 Idaho Elk, 9000 feet.

 

2011 CO Elk, 10,000 feet.

 

Here's my old setup, REI Sololite.  Weighed 5 pounds.  The tarp is easier to carry.  That's my hunting partner's tarp in the background.  This trip converted me as he stayed just as dry ad comfy as I did.